You can easily provide advanced prompting in your 5250 RAMP screens by associating simple Visual LANSA forms with fields. In this tutorial you will add a special field handler to the Department Code field to let the user choose the code from a list of departments.
Objectives
- Learn the basics of using special field handling.
- Learn how to add value to your 5250 screens
To achieve this objective, you will complete the following steps:
- RAMP-WIN010 Step 1. Naming the Field
- RAMP-WIN010 Step 2. Associating the Field with the Handler
- RAMP-WIN010 Step 3. Test the Special Field Handler
Before You Begin
In order to complete this tutorial, you must have completed the following:
- RAMP-WIN001: Creating a Basic Prototype of the Modernized Application
- RAMP-WIN002: Rapidly Modernizing Complete Application Segments
- RAMP-WIN003: Creating a Data Filter for Employees
- RAMP-WIN004: Naming and Classifying the Employee Screens
- RAMP-WIN005: Reviewing Design
- RAMP-WIN006: Snapping in a Basic Inquiry Screen
- RAMP-WIN007: Snapping in a Data Entry Function
- RAMP-WIN008: Changing Inquiry Screen to Update Mode
- RAMP-WIN009: Tracing Navigation